Life-preserver.



LIFE PRESERVER.

I u PLwATmN FILED 001214, 1912.

1 ,059,442. Patented Apr.22, 1913.

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LIrn-irnEsEavEaa To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I,ALEXANDER t CSiiEKLi subject of King, of I-Iu1'1gary,= residing, at

Cleveland, Ohio,;have invented new and use-1 'which the following is aspecification; I

ful Improvements in Life Preserv'ers, of

The object of my present invention is the provision of a: lifepreserver, which will have suflicient buoyancy .to. maintain a personafloat for a verylong time, and which will protect the user from theWater, and also will preferably be provided withipockets for holdingfood, drink,1etc., or any other suitable articles, and which will belight and inexpensiveto make, and take up :but little room onshipboard,when not in use. These. objects I accomplish in the device forming; thesubject of my invention.

The accompanying; drawings show one form of device.

In said drawings Figure .1 shows a vertical. section, taken from frontto rear, F ig. 2 shows a verticala section :takenatright angles to Fig.1, Fig. ,3 shows a top plan, the vest or corset part and the cover bothbeingremoved and Fig. I, illustrates, on a somewhat larger scale, thehinge joint between the. oval frame and the bent seat support.

Referring to the drawings more specifically, I first provide a .frame10of light. strong material, such as aluminum or steel pipe, oval in shapeand to the front and rear ends of this I attach, by hinge joints, 1abent support 12, of similarmaterial, to whichis attached a seat post:18, which may be: of the shape illustrated or straight, and whichicarries a seat 14. j r

I provide a pair of pantalo0ns,115,made 0 material impervious .towater,such .for :in: stance as fabric impregnated or coated with1 rubber, orother Waterproofing; materiahi which are attached to the frame :10 asdescribed later. These are enlarged at the top; as shown.

I 1 further provide a. pair 1 of long and rather narrow air chambers 16,which give buoyancy to the entire device, which can be filled with airor rany suitable gasby means of the tubes 17,1,provided withvalves. Itwill be noted that these pair chambers are a long and narrow and areheldin place by the frame lOat the outer edges and are also held inplace by strips of fabric 18, whichpass under the support 112.. At thefront and rear, these bagsare somewhat wider than at. the middleportion, in order to give more air Specification ofLetters Patent.

PatentediApr. 22, 1913;;

Application filed 0ctober14, 1912. 1 Serial No. 725,768.

space, and consequently more buoyancy to the device. .Ontopof these airchambers 1s a cover 19,also preferably made of wateras maybenecessaryfor the person using the i carrying food, drink. and such otherarticles device. This cover is provided with a hole for the persons bodyto enter,

The i an chambers, DflIlttlOOIlSy and cover are all attached to theframe .10 by means of a strip :ofjwaterproofed fabric 21, or

otherwise.

Attachedto'the cover 19 at the opening, therein, is a vest or corset 22,provided withi shoulder straps 23 and a belt 24, which will.

encircle the persons body just below the arms, leavingthe latter free.This vest jor corset i will be provided with buttons 1 or clasps forclosing the same practically watert1ght,and the open front is sewn up tonear the middle;

The pockets 20 will be provided with suit-. able. flaps to keep outspray etc, for properly preservingthe food etc, therein.

It Willbe seen,that by this device,a pei'- son can keephimself afloat.for a very long time, and by providing a proper amount of food and;drink,avoid the dangers and discomforts attendant upon the use of theordi. nary life prcservers.

Theibent support 12 being hinged to the frame 10, this will fold overand the life pre server will take up very little space on the ship,which is a feature which strongly recommends this device.

In my oopending application filed Nov. 8, 1912, Serial No. 730,136, .Ihave shownz a. frameworln; and seat support similar to those showirinthe present application, but in combination: with a different form offlotation means.

1.; A life zpreserver comprising the COIIlbl-r. DZLlZlOIliOf a rigidframe carrying a plurality of impervious air chambers, a rigidseat sup-7 port hinged to said frame,carry1ng; a seat,

impervious pantaloons attached to said frame, and an impervious coverattached to nation: of a rigid frame carrying a plurality of imperviousair chambers, a seat and seat support hinged lto said frame, impervious1 pantaloons attached to said frame, and ina closing said air; chambersand an impervious 7 cover attached to said frame, capable of preventingthe Water from entering said pantaloons, said :cover being provided withv dry pockets. I

3.. A life preserver comprising, the combi-i nation of a ,rlgld ovalframe carrylng a pIurahty of lmpervlous alr chambers; a curved videdWithsuitable; supporting and fastening means attached tosaid cover.

4. A life preserver comprising thecombination ofa rigid frame carrying aplu-e rality of imperviousair chambers, a rigidlfl seat supportcarriedbysaid frame, said support carrying a seat and being capable, of

being folded upwardly against said rigid frame, impervious pantaloonsattached to said frame, and an impervious cover 'at- 'tached to saidframe, capable of preventing water from entering said pantaloons.

In'testimony whereof I have signed my- .name'in the presence of tWosubscribing gwitnesses,*this 11th day of October, 1912..

Witnesses:

JULIUS GEDEON, NICHOLAS PAPP.

Copies of thi'spatent may be obtained for five cents each, byad'dressingthe Commissioner 01 mm, Washington, 110.

ALEXANDER osEKL

